Planetary Science | Argonne National Laboratory

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High-impact research: How meteorite strikes may change quartz on the Earth’s surface

Scientists using a unique combination of capabilities at the Advanced Photon Source have learned more about how meteorites affect one of the most abundant materials in the Earth’s crust.
Surprising Findings Beneath the Surface of Our Galaxy’s Water Worlds
Deep Down in Ocean Worlds, it’s Difficult to Tell Where the Oceans End and the Rock Begins
Beneath the surface of our galaxy’s water worlds
Beneath the surface of our galaxy’s water worlds

A team of researchers simulated conditions on water-rich exoplanets in the laboratory and learned something surprising about their geological composition.
Argonne celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary and new moon rock study

Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Argonne explores its early lunar research as it anticipates studies at the Advanced Photon Source of pristine moon rocks from the final lunar landing missions.
Moon rocks to be studied at University of Tennessee
UT-Knoxville professor to unseal moon rocks from Apollo 17 mission in ‘first of its kind’ study
The inner secrets of planets and stars

After a five-year, 1.74 billion-mile journey, NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered Jupiter’s orbit in July 2016, to begin its mission to collect data on the structure, atmosphere, and magnetic and gravitational fields of the mysterious planet.

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